Filipino-American women, including members of the Douglas County Filipino-American Association, sit around Miriam Nelly's dining room table Thursday afternoon near the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg discussing plans for a luncheon to benefit communities ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines Friday, Nov. 8.

Icel Lohbeck, 28, sits in Miriam Nelly's living room Thursday afternoon near the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg. A group of Filipino-Americans gathered six days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines to discuss plans for a benefit luncheon. Lohbeck said winds have devastated the rice crop in her small village of Hilongos on Leyte island. No one died in Hilongos, she said, but storm-displaced refugees have arrived and with them, other problems.

Epilania Fretheim sits in Miriam Nelly's living room Thursday afternoon near the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg. A group of Filipino-Americans gathered six days after one of the largest storms on record struck the Philippines to discuss plans for a benefit luncheon. Fretheim said she fears for the safety of her three brothers and their families on the island of Cebu.

Tess Loomis collects cash to purchase supplies for a luncheon to benefit communities ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines Friday, Nov. 8. A group of Filipino-American women gathered Thursday afternoon at Miriam Nelly's home near the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg to discuss ways to help victims of the typhoon.

Cynthia Mounts discusses plans for a luncheon to benefit communities ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines Friday, Nov. 8. A group of Filipino-American women gathered Thursday at Miriam Nelly's home near the Douglas County Courthouse to pool ideas.

Epilania Fretheim, left, and Icel Lohbeck sit in Miriam Nelly's living room Thursday afternoon near the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg. They and other Filipino-Americans met six days after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines to discuss plans for a benefit lunch.